Organic
Processing
French fries

Nirvana

An early maincrop processing variety suitable for the French fries industry, with late blight resistance in foliage and tuber.
  • High dry matter content
  • Good dry matter distribution
  • Late blight resistance
Marketsegments
Organic
Processing
Nirvana GRB CL©Agrico20
Nirvana FF©Agrico20
Agrico Aardappelveld
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Product manager Olaf van Campen about Nirvana

Nirvana is a new Next Generation variety from Agrico. Olaf van Campen will explain about this variety. This variety is Phytophthora-resistant, has a good yield and a good distribution in dry matter.

 

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity:
    early maincrop / 5,5
  • Tuber shape:
    oval / O
  • Flesh colour:
    yellow / 7
  • 5 low | 9 high
    Tuberisation:
    average / 6
  • Tuber size:
    quite large / 7,5
  • Skin colour:
    yellow / Y
  • Flower colour:
    purple / P
  • Number of berries:
    above average / 6,5
  • Foliage - initial development:
    quite fast / 7,5
  • Foliage - final development:
    good / 8
  • Foliage - selectability:
    quite easy / 7
  • Foliage - firmness:
    firm / 8
  • Light sprout colour:
    red / R
  • Regularity of tuber shape:
    regular / 7
  • Regularity of size:
    quite regular / 6,5
  • Skin finish:
    quite poor / 5

Sensitivity and quality

  • Underwater weight:
    422
  • Cooking type:
    floury / BC
  • 4 short | 8 long
    Dormancy:
    long / 8
  • Harvest damage:
    sensitive / 5
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence:
    sensitive / 5,5
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence:
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • 3 very sensitive | 8 minimum tot none sensitive
    Bentazon:
    - / -
  • 4 poor result | 8 good result
    Ethylene:
    5% fewer to 5% more tubers / 5
  • Secondary growth:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Growth cracks:
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Black spot (internal bruising):
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Dry matter content :
    22,8
  • Dry matter distribution:
    excellent / 8
  • TGA-level:
    4,85
  • Raw discolouration:
    sensitive / 5
  • Gray discolouration (after cooking):
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Fries quality:
    good / 7
  • Crisping quality:
    average / 6
  • Carvone oil:
    - / -

Resistances

  • Late blight - foliage:
    slightly to not susceptible / 9
  • Late blight - tuber:
    slightly to not susceptible / 9
  • Common scab:
    susceptible / 5
  • Golden nematode Ro 1/4:
    - / -
  • Golden nematode Ro 2/3:
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 2:
    moderately susceptible / 5
  • White nematode Pa 3:
    susceptible / 2
  • Powdery scab:
    slightly to not susceptible / 8
  • Fusarium:
    slightly to not susceptible / 8
  • Erwinia:
    - / -
  • Black dot:
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Spraing:
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Virus - Leaf roll:
    - / -
  • Virus - A:
    - / -
  • Virus - X:
    - / -
  • Virus - Yn:
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber):
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Wart disease F1:
    very susceptible / 1
  • Wart disease F6:
    - / -
  • Wart disease F18:
    - / -

Would you like to know more about the Nirvana?

The best way to guarantee a good harvest and the best return on your investment is to start out with healthy, high-quality seed potatoes and expert advice. At Agrico, we are committed to and invest in knowledge and research. This has enabled us to cultivate a wide range of unique potato varieties that display effective resistance, strong variety characteristics and a high yield. Naturally, the seed potatoes we supply are fully certified.

If you have any specific questions about the Nirvanaor would like to know what Agrico can do for you with respect to varieties, please feel free to contact us.

Martin Pot

Product Manager
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